The Jingle Dress
Who told the Mille Lacs story of the Jingle Dress?
Larry "Amik" Smallwood
According to Dr. Anton Truer, about how many people can speak Ojbwe fluently?
About a 1,000
The People of the Big Lake are from what reservation?
Mille Lacs
The squirrel is sick
Ajidamoo aakozi
Gaag agigokaa
The porcupine has a cold.
They danced straight, hand on hip, moving swiftly. They did not dance backwards.
What is the age of most of the Ojbwe first speakers?
People over 70
Sherman Hobert collection of 8mm videos of Mille Lacs people doing cultural activities
The monkey has a headache.
Dookimeshi dewikwe.
Gekek dagoshin.
The hawk arrives
The Mille Lacs people sent the jingle dress to two places. Where did they send the dresses?
Up to Canada near Fort Frances and White Earth
Immersion schools in Minnesota and Wisconsin modeled their schools after schools where?
Hawaii and New Zealand
Name 2 cultural activities that are highlighted in these old videos.
wild ricing, maple sugaring, berry picking, pow-wows
The crow is singing.
Aandeg nagamo.
Ginebig babaa'ayaa
The snake hangs out
According to historian Brenda Child, when did the jingle dress come about?
Around 1920
The Immersion schools featured in the video are located on what reservations?
Lac Courte Oreilles in Wisconsin and Leech Lake in Minnesota
Pow-wows in the 1950-60s were mainly for what purpose?
Shows for tourists
The woodpecker is tired.
Baapaase ayekozi.
Gidagaakoons bakade.
The fawn is hungry.
With emergence of the northern and southern pow-wow circuits, the jingle dress became more popular. When did this happen?
1980s and 1990s
Name 2 challenges these Immersion schools face.
Not having curriculum in the language (teachers have to create their own curriculum) and having enough first language teachers to teach
How did pow-wows in the 1990s and on change?
They were for Indians, they are much bigger and last for 2-3 days.
The bluejay is resting.
Diindiisi anwebi.
Zhingibis wiisini.
The hell diver eats.